turn back

动词 turn back:

1. retrace one's course
   同义词：backtrack, double back
2. go back to a previous state
   同义词：revert, return, retrovert, regress
3. force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
   同义词：chase away, drive out, drive away, dispel, drive off, run off
4. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
   同义词：check, arrest, stop, contain, hold back
5. turn inside out or upside down
   同义词：invert, reverse

1. She go forward a few yards, checked and turn back.
   她向前走了几码，突然停住脚步又返回来。
2. The climbers were halfway up the mountain when two of them conked out and had to turn back.
   登山队员爬到半山腰时，其中两人筋疲力竭，只得返回。
3. Soldiers barred the road so we had to turn back.
   士兵挡住了去路，我们只好折回。